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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185349 | Plasma sensors and related methods Plasma sensors, systems and related methods are described. An example method for predicting an event includes providing a carrier signal across two electrodes and forming a plasma between the two electrodes. The example method also includes measuring a modulated sig... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8175846 | Fault splitting algorithm The present application relates to a method of splitting a fault condition including receiving evidence observations of a monitored system from monitors connected in a many-to-many relationship to the failure modes, generating a fault condition, computing a relative... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175847 | Tag ranking Technologies for generating a boosted tag ranking for a media instance, the boosted tag ranking based on probabilistic relevance estimation computed by a probabilistic relevance estimator and tag correlation refining performed by a tag correlation refiner. Such boos... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170833 | Transforming metrology data from a semiconductor treatment system using multivariate analysis Metrology data from a semiconductor treatment system is transformed using multivariate analysis. In particular, a set of metrology data measured or simulated for one or more substrates treated using the treatment system is obtained. One or more essential variables f... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8121815 | Noise separating apparatus, noise separating method, probability density function separating apparatus, probability density function separating method, testing apparatus, electronic device, program, and recording medium There is provided a noise separating apparatus that separates a probability density function of a predetermined noise component from a probability density function of a signal under test. The noise separating apparatus includes a domain transforming section that is ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8112247 | Resource adaptive spectrum estimation of streaming data Introduced herein is a “resource adaptive” algorithm for spectrum and periodicity estimation on a continuous stream of data. The formulation is based on the derivation of a closed-form incremental computation of the spectrum, augmented by a load-shedding scheme ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112249 | System and methods for parametric test time reduction A parametric test time reduction method for reducing time expended to conduct a test program flow on a population of semiconductor devices, the test program flow comprising at least one parametric test having a specification defining a known pass value range charact... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112248 | Forensic integrated search technology with instrument weight factor determination A system and method to search spectral databases and to identify unknown materials from multiple spectroscopic data in the databases. The methodology may be substantially automated and is configurable to determine weights to be accorded to spectroscopic data from di... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8090555 | Multi-attribute seismic characterization of gas hydrates An appropriate rock physics model is chosen from well-log data and/or experience. The rock physics model is then used to generate a plurality of attribute values, including compression and shear velocities, at different porosities and gas hydrate saturations. Gas hy... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8073653 | Component life indicator A life indicator for a component of a machine is disclosed. The life indicator includes at least one sensor operably associated with the machine and configured to sense a property associated with the machine. The sensor is configured to output the sensed property as... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069011 | Generating damage probability-of-detection curves in structural health monitoring transducer networks A method for automatically creating a probability of detection (POD) curve of an entire network of transducers monitoring and detecting damage in a structure is based on the POD of each of the individual actuator-sensor paths. These individual path PODs may be gener... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8069012 | Sampling sufficiency testing Sampling sufficiency determinations are performed using probability calculations and statistical analysis during a testing process of a population of items. For example, an auditing or reviewing process may involve testing a predetermined sample set of items from th... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065110 | System and method for evaluation of fluid flow in a piping system A method to model a complex system of pipes. The model takes into account the physical processes in a tree-type piping system and provides for an accurate modeling of a real world tree-type piping system. In a preferred embodiment, a computer program is provided for... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8000931 | Deterministic component model judging apparatus, judging method, program, recording medium, test system and electronic device Provided is a deterministic component model determining apparatus that determines a type of a deterministic component included in a probability density function supplied thereto, comprising a standard deviation calculating section that calculates a standard deviatio... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8000930 | Monitoring a degrading system The present disclosure is concerned with the identification of fault origins of slowly degrading systems such as industrial gas turbines. Following the initial input of some parameter values, exemplary procedure comprises a number of steps which are repeated periodi... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7979237 | Fracture prediction for crystalline microstructures A method for predicting failures in crystalline microstructures is described. Fracture stress distribution data obtained from test samples prepared according to the same manufacturing process as a contemplated device is used to characterize the strength of surfaces ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974814 | Multiple sensor fusion engine A method and system for of fusing the outputs of multiple sensors. The output of each sensor including a sensor class probability vector based on each sensor's classification database is input to a fusion engine which estimates a base class probability vector based ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7962313 | Method and apparatus for using mobile code for distributed data fusion in networked sensing systems A sensing system includes a set of sensors and a data-fusing mechanism coupled to at least one of these sensors. In the set of sensors, at least one sensor is configured to store one or more measurement models for one or more phenomenon states. Furthermore, at least... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7941292 | Associating observations in a multi-sensor system using an adaptive gate value In one aspect, a method to assign observations includes receiving first observations of a first sensor system, receiving second observations of a second sensor system and assigning a set of pairs of the first and second observations predicted to correspond to the sa... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7933741 | Estimating noise at one frequency by sampling noise at other frequencies A method, apparatus and computer program for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a signal S(t), S(t) containing Signal and noise, are disclosed. A measurement of S(t) at a frequency-of-interest is obtained. Noise measurements of S(t) at one or more noise frequenc... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7925470 | Novelty detection A method and apparatus for detecting an abnormality in e.g. in operating characteristics or function of a machine, apparatus or system, the method including providing a data sample set comprising n values of a measured physical parameter associated with the apparatu... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7917332 | Sensor control A system and method of controlling a sensor to sense one target from a plurality of targets includes predicting states of the targets. A set of probability distributions is generated. Each probability distribution in the set represents a setting or settings of at le... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7908115 | Plasma sensors and related methods Plasma sensors, systems and related methods are described. An example method for predicting an event includes providing a carrier signal across two electrodes and forming a plasma between the two electrodes. The example method also includes measuring a modulated sig... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7899646 | Method for comparing a value to a threshold in the presence of uncertainty A method for deciding the relationship between a physical property and a threshold, comprising measuring a physical property to obtain a measured value, calculating the distribution of actual values for the physical property, calculating the error distribution of th... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7881905 | Method for ambiguity resolution in location determination A method using various heuristics techniques for resolving ambiguity in location determination in environments with or without noise. A final location determination solution may be determined from a set of ambiguous location determination solutions by using clock te... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7853432 | Method and apparatus for clustering and visualization of multicolor cytometry data A computer implemented method is provided for clustering and visualization of an n-dimensional space in a Euclidean space. The method includes: collecting a plurality of multi-dimensional data sets; estimating a probability density function from each data set; appro... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7848904 | Multidimensional sensor data analyzer A multidimensional sensor data analyzer that includes: discretizing values in multidimensional sensor data at index locations in value surfaces that reside in a multidimensional value space; deriving surface components resulting from the intersection of a geometric ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7729882 | Method and system for assessing performance of control systems A system is disclosed for scaling performance indicators of control applications in an environmental control system. The system is configured to identify a probability distribution that is characteristic of a fault-free environmental control system and to use the pr... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7698100 | Multidimensional sensor data analyzer A multidimensional sensor data analyzer that includes: discretizing values in multidimensional sensor data at index locations in value surfaces that reside in a multidimensional value space; deriving surface components resulting from the intersection of a geometric ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7698099 | Relating to monitoring A method of monitoring radioactive emissions which includes obtaining a data set, the data set including a record of an event together with an indication of the time of the event and/or the detector which detected the event. The method also includes processing the d... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7660699 | Knowledge-based statistical method and system to determine reliability compatibility for semiconductor integrated circuits A method for determining whether a first group of a product, a component or a system in reliability life testing has longer lifetime than a second group. This method is non-parametric and free from a pre-assumption of statistical distributions and can be applied to ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7657396 | Forecasting outcomes based on analysis of text strings A method and a processing device are provided for forecasting whether a record of data for an individual is associated with an outcome. Whether an n-gram associated with one of a group of predictors matches an n-gram included in the record of data is determined. Whe... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7653510 | Load calculating device and load calculating method A device and method for providing a load calculating device is presented. In one embodiment, a load calculating device can include a variable acquiring unit configured to acquire monitoring variables. The monitoring variables can include in a detected value by a sen... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653509 | Probability state models The present invention provides a method of analyzing multidimensional data using a computer as well as methods of displaying multidimensional data to a user for further analysis. The present invention provides for a method and system for state model Fitting. The sys... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7650258 | Anthropogenic event risk assessment A computer implemented method and system for assessing the risk of an anthropogenic event are disclosed. An anthropogenic event is defined and recursively decomposed into causal conditions with ascertainable probabilities. The causal conditions and probabilities are... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7636647 | Efficient design process for the allocation of variability to non-normally distributed components of complex systems and for the estimation of the system response probability density A method for implementing a point estimation method (PEM) that predicts variability of a system output response based on variabilities of inputs includes building a customized designed experiment such that each input variable x for the designed experiment is assigne... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7634383 | Prognosis adaptation method There is provided a method for generating a probability distribution for a desired variable. A hyper parameter density function is provided, from which values are randomly selected. The selected hyper parameter value is used to compute an input variable value. A val... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7565266 | Web-based system of product performance assessment and quality control using adaptive PDF fitting A data analysis system analyzes data sets that are characterized by a wide variety of probability density functions (PDFs), and also analyzes mixed populations, i.e., a single data set containing subsets of data that each fit a different distribution. The data analy... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7565264 | Predictive probability arrangement for loading files over an interface A method, system, device and software products for loading files or clips thereof from a unit including files or clips thereof over at least one interface to a data-processing unit. The arrangement according to the invention includes determining joint probabilities ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7565265 | Method and apparatus for combining outputs of multiple systems Automatic recognition systems (100) includes multiple automatic recognition subsystems (102, 104, 106) that are cable of producing estimates of the probability that a subject matches a particular identity and a probability estimate combiner (108... | 07/21/2009 |
